Breaking:The Dallas Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy Has Signed contract extension With Star Quarterback Dak Prescott..

The Dallas Cowboys have the highest expectations set upon them going into the 2024 NFL season. Team owner Jerry Jones made as much clear when he declined to give head coach Mike McCarthy a contract extension. Now in the last year of his deal, McCarthy is a lame duck coach who needs a deep playoff run in order to possibly have a job in Dallas in 2025. Winning the Super Bowl is the only way he can guarantee it.

Additionally, Dallas is still trying to work out a contract extension with star quarterback Dak Prescott. He, too, is in the final year of his contract. Since the Cowboys will not be able to use the franchise tag on him after this year, they need to re-sign him early or risk losing him to free agency.

Obviously, the price for All-Pro wide receivers is going up. Over in San Francisco, the 49ers are locked in their own contract negotiations with Brandon Aiyuk. They have offered a deal that would pay him $26 million annually, but he has turned it down. Apparently, he wants at least $30 million per year like St. Brown in Detroit.

Based on these figures, it stands to reason that Lamb, too, is looking for a new deal that will pay him $30 million a season. The tough part for Dallas is that they also want to extend Prescott, who could command as much as $60 million a season. On the other side of the ball, Micah Parsons could make close to or more than $30 million a year on his next extension.

In other words, if Dallas wants to extend all three of their stars, they may have to give them a combined $120 million a year.

The Dallas Cowboys Could Trade CeeDee Lamb to the Buffalo Bills
Dallas Cowboys, CeeDee Lamb, CeeDee Lamb Trade
Dec 30, 2023; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb (88) catches a pass during the second half as Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton (1) defends at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

Bills receive: CeeDee Lamb
Cowboys receive: 2025 first round pick, 2025 second round pick, 2025 sixth round pick, 2026 first round pick
Silano defends his proposal with:

“A trade for Lamb would be a hefty price for GM Brandon Beane to pull off, but it would guarantee that QB Josh Allen would have an elite WR1 to throw to in the middle of his prime. While Diggs was exiting his prime, Lamb is just entering it. Similar to Diggs, Lamb is extremely versatile and can play outside and in the slot.”

While Lamb would be an incredible get for Buffalo, this trade would not bode well for Dallas in the present. As stated at the beginning of this article, Coach McCarthy has a great deal to lose this season if he does not lead the Cowboys on a deep run in the NFL Playoffs.

Trading away Dallas’ best wide receiver for future draft picks would only mean one thing: they are punting on the season and are ready to flip the page to a new era. This could cost them Prescott, too, leaving them without a star quarterback and wide receiver in 2025.

Sure, those first round picks are nice; but Dallas is in win-now mode.